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Expanding Cognitive Abilities with Neuralink
The podcast discusses the potential of companies like Neuralink, which aims to improve cognitive abilities and expand the bandwidth of the brain. The conversation also delves into how this technology can influence our treatment towards animals.
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The moral obligation to animals arises because we have the power to cause unnecessary suffering, and they don’t.
39:23 - 42:30 (03:07)
Summary
The moral obligation to animals arises because we have the power to cause unnecessary suffering, and they don’t. How do our attitudes towards animal consciousness relate to AI and the future of computing?
ChapterExpanding Cognitive Abilities with Neuralink
Episode#107 – Peter Singer: Suffering in Humans, Animals, and AI
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
In this episode, the potential of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) such as Neuralink is discussed, with the dream of expanding the bandwidth at which the brain can process and recall information.
42:31 - 45:11 (02:40)
Summary
In this episode, the potential of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) such as Neuralink is discussed, with the dream of expanding the bandwidth at which the brain can process and recall information.
ChapterExpanding Cognitive Abilities with Neuralink
Episode#107 – Peter Singer: Suffering in Humans, Animals, and AI
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
There is a growing concern among experts like Stuart Russell, Nick Bostrom and Toby Ord about the control problem or value alignment in artificial intelligence (AI), which pertains to building AI systems that align with our human ethics or values, and prevent accidental loss of control of AGI.
45:11 - 47:16 (02:04)
Summary
There is a growing concern among experts like Stuart Russell, Nick Bostrom and Toby Ord about the control problem or value alignment in artificial intelligence (AI), which pertains to building AI systems that align with our human ethics or values, and prevent accidental loss of control of AGI.